The tournament is held by the American Golf Association in mid-June. Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of the most famous fields in the world. It is in the rotation of the US Open. Pebble Beach Field is located in the same city in California. In , it was named the best field of America according to the magazine Golf Digest. In addition, this is the first public field, which received a similar honor.
Viktor Hovland sets scoring record for an amateur at U.S. Open
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U.S. Open 2019: Everything you need to know about the 15 amateurs playing at Pebble Beach
It wouldn't be a U. Open without a certain amount of moaning about the difficulty of the conditions and the course setup, but something changed last year at Shinnecock Hills. After a final-round debacle there in the Open, when players began putting balls into bunkers on one of America's finest and most historic courses, the United States Golf Association insisted that things would be different in But instead of the image of Brooks Koepka clutching his second consecutive Open trophy, the lingering memory for many is of Phil Mickelson, a six-time runner-up in the event he needs to win to complete the career Grand Slam, running after his ball and stopping it before it could roll off the 13th green.
While only two have played in a U. Pebble Beach is the rare course that is hosting a U. Open the summer immediately after holding the U.